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Dr Martin Fisher

Contact

Department: Ngāi Tahu Research Centre

Email: martin.fisher@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3695524

Office: Te Ao Marama 204

Languages: English, French, Hungarian, Maori (Te Reo)

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Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Aotearoa New Zealand History
  • Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Negotiations
  • Maori Claims to the Waitangi Tribunal
  • Modern American History
  • African-American History

Researcher Summary

Martin’s current research interests lie in the areas of colonial and modern histories of Crown-Maori interactions, the Treaty of Waitangi claims process, and indigenous sovereignty in a global context.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • History, History of Art, Classics and Curatorial Studies: Modern History: American; New Zealand History
  • Law: Treaty Of Waitangi and the Law Relating to Indigenous Peoples
  • Māori Knowledge and Development: Māori Development; Treaty of Waitangi
  • Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy: Public Policy

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Authored Books
  • Fisher M. (2020) A Long Time Coming The Story of Ngai Tahu's Treaty Settlement Negotiations with the Crown. 224.
Chapters
  • Tau RT. and Fisher M. (2017) Fulfilling Kemp's Deed: Tuahiwi and Land Title Reform. In Pickles CG; Fraser L; Hill M (Ed.), History Making a Difference: New Approaches from Aotearoa: 18-38.Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Fisher M. (2016) Waikato-Tainui and Ngai Tahu's Treaty-settlement negotiations with the Crown. In Adds P; Bonisch-Brednich B; Hill RS; Whimp G (Ed.), Reconciliation, Representation and Indigeneity: 'Biculturalsim' in Aotearoa New Zealand: 111-126. Heidelberg: Universitatsverlag Winter.
Journal Articles
  • Fisher M. (2017) Binding remedies: The Ngãi Tahu Treaty settlement negotiations in a post-Haronga context. New Zealand Universities Law Review 27(3): 505-527.
  • Fisher M. (2017) The Land is our History: Indigeneity, Law, and the Settler State. NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF HISTORY 51(2): 126-127.
  • Fisher M. (2017) The leading contender for Key’s primary legacy? Treaty settlements. The Spinoff.
  • Fisher M. (2017) The Ngai Tahu Treaty Settlement Negotiation with the Crown: Key players and background. Te Karaka (75): 20-21.
  • Fisher M. (2016) "I riro whenua atu me hoki whenua mai": The return of land and the Waikato-Tainui raupatu settlement. Journal of New Zealand Studies (23): 19-36.
  • Fisher M. (2016) The Politics of History and Waikato-Tainui's Raupatu Treaty Settlement. New Zealand Journal of History 50(2): 68-89.
  • Reid J., Varona G., Fisher M. and Smith C. (2016) Understanding Maori ‘lived’ culture to determine cultural connectedness and wellbeing. Journal of Population Research 33(1): 31-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12546-016-9165-0.
Reports
  • Reid J., Rout M., Walker G., Morgan J. and Fisher M. (2021) Onuku Social Cohesion Report. In Onuku Social Cohesion Report, Commissioned by Onuku Papatipu Runanga. 47.
  • Fisher M. (2020) Historical report for Ngāti Pārau Hapu Trust for their Marine and Coastal Area Claims. In Ngāti Pārau MACA Historical Report, Commissioned by Ngāti Pārau Hapu Trust. 93.
  • Fisher M. (2020) Report on 3 Fenton Reserves. In Historical report on Fenton fishery entitlements: Manuhaea, Korotuaheka and Awakokomuka, Commissioned by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. 44.
  • Fisher M. (2019) Water and the Ngai Tahu settlement. In Water and the Ngai Tahu settlement, Commissioned by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. 31.
  • Tau TM. and Fisher M. (2019) Customary interests in the Kaweka and Gwavas CFL lands. In Customary interests in the Kaweka and Gwavas CFL lands, Commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust. 197.
  • Tau RTM. and Fisher M. (2018) Report on the Ngai Tahu-Ngati Toa Peace Settlement. In Report on the Ngai Tahu-Ngati Toa Peace Settlement, Office of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. Commissioned by Office of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. 37.
  • Tau RTM. and Fisher M. (2017) Customary interests in the Te Wera Crown Licenced Forest. In Customary interests in the Te Wera Crown Licenced Forest for the Office of Treaty Settlements, Commissioned by Office of Treaty Settlements. 46.
  • Tau RTM. and Fisher M. (2017) Eminent Historian Services for the review of Ngati Kahungungu Tamaki nui-a-Rua Historical Account.Commissioned by Office of Treaty Settlement. 104.
  • Fisher M. (2015) Defenders of the Environment: Third-Party Interests and Crown-Ngāi Tahu Treaty Settlement Negotiations.Commissioned by Treaty of Waitangi Research Unit. 16pp.
  • Fisher M. (2014) The Environmental Management of Pirongia Forest Park with a Focus on the Period Since 1970.Commissioned by Waitangi Tribunal. 127pp.
  • Fisher M. (2014) The Environmental Management of Whaingaroa/Raglan Harbour with a Focus on the Period Since 1970.Commissioned by Waitangi Tribunal. 231pp.
  • Fisher M. and Stirling B. (2012) Taihape Inquiry District: Sub-district block study - Northern aspect.Commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust. 270.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Fisher M. (2015) Apologies and Empire: Treaty Settlements in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Institute for Social & Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria: 21st annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA), 1-4 Jul 2015.
  • Fisher M. (2015) Binding Powers and Treaty Settlement Negotiations. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Biannual conference of the New Zealand Historical Association (NZHA), 2-4 Dec 2015.
  • Fisher M. (2013) Primary Sources and Treaty Settlements. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Historical Association Conference 2013, 21-21 Nov 2013.
Other
  • Fisher M. (2018) Battling it out in court: the litigation phase in the Ngāi Tahu Treaty settlement negotiation. Te Karaka 78: 36-37. [Magazine Article].
  • Fisher M. (2018) Defenders of the environment: the Ngāi Tahu Treaty Settlement negotiations and third-party interests. Te Karaka 77: 22-23. [Magazine Article].
  • Fisher M. (2018) Now a significant time in history of Treaty settlements. New Zealand Herald.
  • Fisher M. (2018) Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across Worlds. NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF HISTORY 52(1): 123-125.
  • Fisher M. (2017) Quantification of Loss – negotiations with the Crown. Te Karaka(76): 38-39. [Magazine Article].
  • Fisher M. (2017) Vincent O'Malley, The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato 1800-2000. New Zealand Journal of History 51(1): 214-216. University of Auckland. [Book Review].
  • Fisher M. (2015) The Urewera Notebook. Te Karaka [Book Review].
  • Fisher M. (2014) Vincent O'Malley, Beyond the Imperial Frontier - The Contest for Colonial New Zealand. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 2014; 370pp. Te Karaka 21 Dec 2014 [Book Review].
  • Fisher M. (2013) Nicola R. Wheen and Janine Hayward (eds), Treaty of Waitangi Settlements. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Limited, 2012; 283pp. The Journal of New Zealand Studies 16: 181-183. [Book Review].
  • Fisher M. (2012) Review of Tai timu, tai pari, Tainui: Journey of a People Te Papa museum exhibit. History Australia 9(2): 201-203. [Museum Exhibit review].
Theses / Dissertations
  • Fisher M. (2015) Balancing rangatiratanga and kawanatanga: Waikato-Tainui and Ngāi Tahu's Treaty Settlement Negotiations with the Crown. PhD Thesis, Wellington, New Zealand. Victoria University of Wellington.
Oral Presentations
  • Fisher M. (2017) Quantification of loss and the Ngai Tahu settlement. Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu: Tahu Talks, 27 Sep 2017.
  • Fisher M. (2016) History and the Treaty Settlement Process. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: History Department Seminar Series.
  • Fisher M. (2016) Ngai Tahu Treaty settlement overview. Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Head Office: Tahu Talks Series at Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, 27 Jul 2016.
  • Fisher M. (2016) Third-party interests and the Ngai Tahu settlement. Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Head Office: Tahu Talks, 31 Aug 2016.
  • Fisher M. (2015) Ngai Tahu and the New Zealand Treaty Settlement Process. Ngai Tahu Research Centre (NTRC), University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Conference for delegation from the Institute for Ethnic Studies, Yunnan University (China).
  • Fisher M. (2012) Treaty Settlement Negotiations. Waitangi Tribunal, Wellington.

Student Supervision

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    Current
  • PhD - Putere E: The Development of the Blue Book, a repository of Ngai Tahu whakapapa
  • PhD - Serafim R: An Exploration of Rare Books in the Macmillan Brown Library Collection
  • PhD - Thompson C: Ngai Tahu water rights
  • PhD - Williams M: Perceiving the Past: the Relevance of History in Aotearoa (2020)
  • Completed
  • Masters - Nihoniho A: By Design or Default? The Colonisation of a Ngai Tahu Village: Maori Reserve 873 (2021)
  • Honours - Bosman M: Matauranga Maori and Ngai Tahu whanau (2017)
  • Honours - Nihoniho A: What happened at 441 Tuahiwi Road (2019)
  • Honours - Wilson O: Crafting Kiwi Equality: The New Zealand Arts and Crafts Movement’s use of Maori Motifs, and the Formation of a Nation’s Cultural Identity. (2015)

Future Research

  • Binding Remedies and the Treaty Settlement Process
  • The Crown Grants Act 1862 and Ngai Tahu rangatiratanga
  • Establishment of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
  • Quantification of loss during Ngai Tahu Treaty Settlement Negotiations
  • Treaty of Waitangi Settlements National Overview
  • History of the Ngai Tahu Treaty Settlement Negotiaitons
  • History of the Waikato raupatu Treaty Settlement Negotiations

Key Methodologies

  • Historical Method
  • Primary Sources
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